Part 2 (This looks much better for Bo with 19 out of 24 correct result predictions!
Group E Bo’s Bets France to win the group ¾ - Correct France to reach quarter final or better 1/1 – last 16 tie with Nigeria awaits Benzema Tournament Top Goalscorer 25/1 – 3 goals so far Honduras to finish bottom of group 1/3 - correct Correct result predictions – 5 out of 6 I tipped up the French to “bring back the swagger” and they sure did that in their 5.2 win over Switzerland while I tipped the Swiss to join the French in the 2nd round while suggesting that their fixture with Ecuador would prove crucial and so it proved as the Swiss snatched a winner in the 93 rd minute. I also wrote the following about Honduras. “Honduras look to be the weakest outfit in the tournament and also one of the dirtiest having watched their encounter with England at the weekend” 1 goal, 0 points and a series of horrible challenges (did they get a red card?) in all 3 fixtures would indicate this was one of my better assessments. Group F Bo’s Bets Argentina to win the group 2/9 - correct Bosnia to qualify 5/6 – wrong Argentina to win the tournament/messi top scorer – 16/1 Correct Result Predictions – 5 out of 6 (damn you Bosnia!) Argentina have lived up my expectations of “getting off to a slow start” but still winning the group and Messi’s 4 goals have brought smiles to all and their progress was about as comfortable as I expected, while Bosnia proved a major disappointment as they were knocked out after the first phase and their match with Nigeria is the only game I got wrong. Group G Bo’s Bets Germany to win the group 8/13 – correct USA to Qualify 3/1 (dependent on Ronaldo’s fitness) - correct Correct result predictions – 4 out of 6 so far This group went pretty much according to the Bo plan with USA qualifying at the expensse of Ronaldo's Portugal, as tipped up on June 11th and at odds of 3/1, this was definitely one of my best selections. Ronaldo was never able to regain his fitness and the USA deservedly moved through at their expense. Group H Bo’s Bets Belgium to win the group 4/5 – correct South Korea to finish bottom 13/8 - correct Correct result predictions –5 out of 6 Belgium coasted to the top of the group but were made to fight for each ot their 3 wins and I was spot on in tipping up the Algerians last night to progress, reversing my earlier verdict (who said never change your mind in betting?) and I was also correct in predicting the weakness of the Koreans. Diego Maradona tipped the Algerians and in the end they deserved to qualify ahead of a lacklustre, Fabio Capello lead Russia. Overall result predictions for all of the groups - 28 out of 46 Groups E-H brought some terrific success and I was delighted to land my group winners bet thanks to Germany, Belgium, France, Argentina and Brazil at odds of 8/1. Thanks boys. And here are all my pre-tournament bets; OUTRIGHT WINNER Brazil 3/1 (Recommended stake of 20 euros) Germany to win (Each way) 13/2 (Recommended stake of 15 euros) TOP GOALSCORER Neymar Jnr 10/1 (Recommended stake of 10 euros) 4 goals Mr Fred 18/1 (Recommended stake of 3 euros) 1 goal Gonzalo Higuain 20/1 (Recommended stake of 2 euros) 0 goals Karim Benzema 25/1 - Recommended stake of 2 euros) 3 goals Thomas Muller 28/1 - Recommended stake of 2 euros) 3 goals Miroslav Klose 40/1 (Recommended stake of 1 euros) 1 goal Edin Dzeko 50/1 (Recommended stake of 1 euros) 1 goal Edin Hazard 66/1 (Recommended stake of 1euros) 0 goals Alexis Sanchez 50/1 (Recommended stake of 1 euro) 1 goal Name the Finalists Brazil and Argentina 8/1 (Recommended stake of 4 euros) Teams to Qualify for the 2nd round Bosnia – sadly no Belgium - yes Chile – yes France yes Pays at 5/1 (Recommended stake of 10 euros) LOST Teams to Qualify for the 2nd round (Extended acca) Chile – yes England – no Japan - no Belgium - yes France - yes Bosnia - no Pays at 13/1 (Recommended stake of 3 euros) LOST Teams to Win Their Groups Brazil - yes Belgium – yes Germany – yes Argentina - yes France - yes Pays 6/1 (Recommended stake of 10 euros) - Returned 70 EUROS TOP TEAM GOALSCORER BETS (4 acca's with a degree of ambition involved, small stakes only) Dzeko for Bosnia 11/8 – yes at reduced odds Sturridge for England 9/4 – yes at reduced odds Benzema for France 6/4 – 3 goals so far Tasty Treble at 26/1 (Recommended stake of 3 euros) This one is looking good at reduced odds, having seen 2 of my selections tie for 1st place. Should still pay out at 8/1 assuming Benzema gets the job done. He has a 2 goal advantage on his colleagues as it stands. Sanchez for Chile 5/2 – 1 goal so far, tied Messi for Argentina 11/8 4 goals – looking good Muller for Germany 7/2 – 3 goals – looking good Pays a very sexy 38/1 - (Recommended stake of 1 euro) If Sanchez can score on Saturday or at least not finish less than tied with a colleague, this bet will be looking a cert. Lukaku for Belgium 2/1 Eto'o for Cameroon 10/3 Forlan - Uruguay - 8/1 Remarkable 126/1 (Recommended stake of 1 euro) Sadly not my finest selection Gonzalo Higuain - Argentina 7/2 – 0 goals Joel Campbell for Costa Rica 7/2 – 1 goal Teofilo Guttierez for Colombia 4/1 - 1 goal 100/1 Treble (Recommended stake of 1 euro) Not much hope here TO QUALIFY/WIN GROUP/BOTTOM OF GROUP ACCA (GROUP BETTING MARKET) Brazil to win Group A - 2/9 – correct Australia to finish bottom of Group B - 1/5 – correct Colombia to qualify from Group C - 3/10 – correct England to qualify from Group D - 4/7 – fail – epic fail France to qualify from Group E - 1/5 - correct Argentina to win Group F - 2/9 – correct Germany to win Group G - 8/13 – yes if they don’t lose to the US tonight Belgium to win Group H = 4/6 – yes barring a minor miracle Pays at 11/1 – 7 out of 8 - Very unlucky. Thanks England. BOTTOM OF GROUP ACCA South Korea - 9/4 – yes Iran (sorry towelie) - 4/7 - yes Honduras - 4/9 0 yes Greece - 11/8 – no - thanks to Ivory Coast Pays at 16/1 (Recommended stake of 3 euros) First Weekend Big Acca Brazil to beat Croatia - Correct Chile to beat Australia- Correct France to beat Honduras - Correct Ivory coast v Japan BTTS - Correct Colombia to beat Greece - Correct Pays at 7/1 (Recommended stake of 7 euros) WINNER So in a tournament of surprises and far more goals than were anticipated by many(although in my selections I predicted 127 goals over the 48 matches and with 130 being scored, I was .pretty close) Things are going pretty well for Bo, with 2 of our pre tournament accas coming up trumps, and I am especially pleased with my goalscorer selections with 2 of my ambitious combination accas doing very well indeed. There will be lots more bets to come so the shape of my success will be determined in the coming days and I for one, cannot wait! I will post my knockout preview soon. Comments are closed.
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